Give Me the Name of God

Longsen was not in the habit of inviting people to dinner. At dusk, Manda returned to the mansion with an empty stomach.

Bigda waited in the foyer for a long time. He brought two women to Manda. One was named Roxanne, a blonde woman in her early twenties, and the other was named Eugenie, a brunette girl under the age of twenty. .

Roxanne is the daughter of the former Minister of the Interior, and Eugenie is the daughter of the former Minister of Finance. Both their fathers were implicated in the Gaisak incident. One died in prison, and the other chose to commit suicide due to the humiliation.

After their father died, the family property was confiscated, and the fiefdom was taken back, the two girls were forced to embark on the road of prostitution in order to support their families.

Their looks are not outstanding, but their aristocratic temperament is very charming. Facing Manda, they are a little afraid, but they are not panicked. They do not deliberately flatter or please, nor are they arrogant or presumptuous at all. They can figure out the size. It was so good, which Manda appreciated very much.

"You are hungry, I'll treat you to a meal." Manda asked the waiter to prepare lamb chops and roast chicken, and called Eudora, Lion Girl and Moira to have dinner together.

Manda was full of praise for the table manners of the two women. The Leo girl was a little angry at first, but soon she was moved by their temperament and began to try to imitate their behavior.

Gently pick up the knife and fork, cut off a small piece of food, put it in your mouth, chew it slowly and imperceptibly, and never make a sound. This is really...

Gulu!

The Leo girl was imitating carefully, but was interrupted by a rough voice.

Moira was holding a clay pot and drinking soup.

Eudora blushed. Moira had always been bad at eating, but she really felt a little ashamed tonight.

The Leo girl tightened her grip on her fork. There was no doubt that Moira was going to get a beating tonight.

After dinner, Manda stated his purpose: "I have a job to give you, two silver coins a day, what do you think?"

Luo Shan remained silent. For ordinary work, two silver coins per day was too much, but for that kind of work, the price was too little.

Eugenie asked: "What kind of job is it?"

Manda said: "I want to teach a group of women to become noble ladies."

Among Bigda's men, in addition to thieves and thugs, there were more than a hundred women. Manda had figured out a way out for them.

But Eugenie refused Manda's job: "That's impossible, those women can't become ladies, never."

Manda smiled and said: "Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. If you teach a noble lady with two silver coins a day, you will be given five more silver coins. Isn't this attractive enough?"

Eugenie still shook her head: "Do you think this is a lot of money?"

"Maybe not more than you're making now, but it's a decent job, come to think of it."

Roshan, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Can I train one for ten silver coins?"

Manda thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Deal."

Seeing that Roxanne agreed, Eugenie pursed her lips and said, "How about I give it a try too."

"Then go try it. I only give you three months. It's best to start tonight."

…

Three days later, Toca brought a boy about ten years old to the official residence. After three days of pretending to be a beggar in the north of the city, he finally made a friend.

"His name is Nobu. He came to the royal capital from the countryside with his parents last year. His parents died of the epidemic and he became a beggar in the north of the city. He is from Lao Anbo."

Manda smiled and said: "Tell me about this old Amber."

Norbu wiped his nose and said: "He is our master. We go out to beg for money every day and give it to him. If we don't ask for twenty copper coins, we will be knifed. If we don't ask for fifty copper coins, we will be whipped. If If you can get a silver coin, you can have dinner."

"How many of you are there?"

"Seventy or more."

"As old as you?"

"The youngest is only five years old, and the oldest is thirteen years old. She is a girl. I will be sold to that place next year. When I grow up, Old Anbo will send me to the mine. By then I will become a craftsman. That’s freedom.”

"Silly boy, the mine doesn't need craftsmen, it only needs slaves." Manda smiled and settled the account for Old Anbo.

More than seventy children went out to beg for him, and each of them had to earn at least twenty copper coins a day, at least a dozen silver coins a day, and fifty or sixty gold coins a year.

Waiting for some of the children to grow up and then selling them, a conservative estimate is that Old Anbo can earn nearly a hundred gold coins every year. This is really a profitable business.

Manda was no stranger to this kind of business, but she didn't expect that this disgusting business had already appeared in this era.

"It's time for me to go back," Nobu trembled. "If I don't go back at night, I will be beaten to death by Old Anbo."

"Don't worry, I'll take you back in a minute." Manda asked Eudora to take Nobu outside, give him some food, then turned to look at Tokar and said, "Do you really want to go with him?"

Toca nodded.

"I asked Moira to protect you in secret."

"Boss, I can do this alone."

"It's just a secret protection. She won't interfere unless it's absolutely necessary." Manda handed the spindle to Tokar, "You know how to use it."

Tokar held the spindle and made a throwing gesture. Apollo's followers have excellent talents with long-range weapons.

"Don't force yourself, come back alive no matter what." Manda took off his mail armor and wanted to hand it to Toka, but Toka refused.

"This is too big, I'll be fine, boss."

Toca went out and called Norbu to go to the north of the city. Moira followed. Seeing Manda's worried face, Moira smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of this little guy."

"Don't treat him like a kid," Manda shook her head and said, "Don't let him get hurt, and try not to hurt his self-esteem."

…

At nightfall, Norbu took Tokar to the northernmost part of the royal capital, an open space near the city wall. This was the filthiest, most chaotic, and most disgusting place in the entire royal capital. No matter how poor a person was, as long as he still had some I have a few coppers and can sleep in someone else's barn for one night, but I don't want to go anywhere near this place.

The terrain here is the lowest, and all the sewage in the royal capital is collected here. Moira almost vomited when she smelled the terrible stench.

But Toca, who was walking in front, did not show any discomfort. He and Norbu walked side by side, happily walking on the dirt road full of garbage and excrement.

There are some shacks erected on both sides of the road. Some of the people living here are physically disabled, some are infected with incurable diseases, and some are slaves who were abandoned due to old age. They make a living by picking up garbage. The only purpose is to wait for death.

After passing through a shack, a piece of ruins appeared in front of me.

Legend has it that the ancestors of Romulu received the blessing of Apollo, defeated the enemy here, and conquered this land. In order to thank the gods, they built a temple for Apollo here, but apparently they chose the wrong place. The temple was soon abandoned.

The statue of the god was long gone, but looking at the layout of the temple, Tokar felt a power surge in his body. He knew that his god was protecting him.

Arriving at the door of the temple, a boy of fifteen or sixteen came up, pointed at Tokar and asked, "Who is he?"

Norbu whispered: "His name is Tokar and he is here for dinner."

The boy patted Tokar's cheek and said with a smile: "How do you know there is dinner here?"

Toca lowered his head and whispered: "It was Norbu who told me..."

Before he finished speaking, the boy kicked Toka in the chest. Toka took two steps back and fell to the ground.

"Stand up!" The boy looked at Tokar with a smile.

Toca wiped away his tears and just got up when he was kicked to the ground by the boy again.

"stand up!"

After being kicked down three times in a row, the boy grabbed Tokar's hair and said, "Do you have money?"

Toca cried and took out a handful of copper coins. The boy counted them and said with a smile: "Go and have dinner."